Neha Dhupia

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Neha Dhupia 

Born              :-  27 August 1980, Kochi, Kerala
Occupation   :-  Actress, model
Years active   :-  2000–present
Father             :-  Pradip Singh Dhupia
Mother             :-  Manpinder Dhupia

Nickname      :-   Chhotu

Awards               :-  Femina Miss India title (2002)

Neha in "julie"(2004)

Dhupia was born to a Punjabi Sikh family, Her father  served in the Indian Navy and mother, Manpinder, is a homemaker. She went to Naval Public School then transferred to Army Public School, Dhaula Kuan, New Delhi. She graduated from Jesus and Mary College in New Delhi, affiliated to the University of Delhi, majoring in History. 

Career

Dhupia made her acting debut in a play in New Delhi called Graffiti. Thereafter she appeared in a music video for Indipop band Euphoria and also modeled for various advertisement campaigns. She then appeared in the TV serial "Rajdhani" . In 2002 she entered the Femina Miss India pageant finishing in first place, winning the Femina Miss India Universe title, and was subsequently sent to the Miss Universe 2002 pageant in Puerto Rico. She was placed in the top 10.

Neha with sonu sood in movie 'Sheesha"(2005)

Dhupia made her film debut in the 2003 Bollywood film Qyamat: City Under Threat (2003), which performed averagely at the box office. She rose to fame with her role in the film Julie and then appeared in Sheesha (2005) in a dual role of twin brother but the film did not do well at the box office. She then starred in films such as Kyaa Kool Hai Hum (2005) and Shootout at Lokhandwala (2007), which did well at the box office, and also featured in a segment of the anthology film Dus Kahaniyaan (2007).Her most recent films are Paying Guest, Action Replayy, De Dana Dan and Pappu Can't Dance Saala . She has also worked on her first international project with Chris Kattan in IFC'sBollywood Hero. Neha Dhupia may work on Julie sequel few years down the line.In the following years, Dhupia appeared in supporting roles in multiple critically and commercially acclaimed films includingChup Chup Ke (2006), Ek Chalis Ki Last Local (2007), Mithya(2008), Maharathi (2008), Singh Is Kinng (2008) andDasvidaniya (2008). In 2011, she plays Eva Braun in the film Dear Friend Hitler -a film about Mahatma Gandhi.

                         Films      (source- wikipedia)

Year	Film	Role	Other notes
2000	Nattu Odoru! Ninja Densetsu	Meena	Japanese
2003	Ninne Istapaddanu		Telugu
	Qayamat: City Under Threat	Sapna
	Villain		Telugu, remake of Tamil's Villain.
2004	Julie	Julie
	Rakht: What If You Can See the Future	Rhea Trehan	Special Appearance
2005	Siskiyaan	Ayesha Sheikh
	Sheesha	Sia/Ria Malhotra	Double role / killer
	Kyaa Kool Hai Hum	Dr. Rekha
	Garam Masala	Maggi
2006	Fight Club – Members Only	Komal	Special Appearance
	Teesri Aankh: The Hidden Camera	Sapna
	Chup Chup Ke	Meenakshi	Credited as Bandya
	Utthaan	Kiran Talreja
2007	Delhii Heights	Suhana
	Ek Chalis Ki Last Local	Madhu
	Shootout at Lokhandwala	Rohini
	Heyy Babyy	Special appearance in song
	Dus Kahaniyaan
2008	Rama Rama Kya Hai Drama	Shanti
	Mithya	Sonam
	Kabhi Pyar Na Karna		Pakistani film in Urdu.
	De Taali	Sara	Special Appearance
	Singh Is Kinng	Julie
	Dasvidaniya	Neha Dhanot
	Maharathi	Mallika
2009	Paying Guests	Aarti Gupta
	Bollywood Hero	Lalima Lakhani	Indian-AmericanMiniseries.
	De Dana Dan	Anu Chopra
	Raat Gayi Baat Gayi?	Sophia	Nominated, Star Screen Award for Best Supporting Actress
2010	Action Replayy	Mona
	Phas Gaye Re Obama	Munni (Gangster)
2011	Parama Veera Chakra	Razia Sultana	Telugu Film
	Dear Friend Hitler	Eva Braun	Amrapali Media VisionFilm
	Pappu Can't Dance Saala	Mahak
2012	Maximum	riyana
	I M 24	Sheela
	Kismet Love Paisa Dilli	Cameo
	Rush	Lisa Kapoor
	Dil Ne Dil Ko Pukara	Girl In Item Song	Releasing 12 December 2012
2013	Rangeelay	Simmy	Punjabi film
	Ungli		Filming